This list below is a sample and includes conferences, seminars, workshops, business meetings, and interviews.
As you can see, I work with all kinds of subjects, from governance to tourism and from law to IT. Here in Georgia the English-Russian interpreting market is too small to allow for much specialization. But with a broad base of general knowledge and adequate preparation (clients need to send materials in advance, particularly for highly technical conferences!), I can take on nearly any subject matter.
2022
Training on Integrated Energy and Climate Planning for South Caucasus Countries; July 4-5, 2022, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: climate change, energy, governance
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: climate change, energy, governance
ADAMI Media Prize Conference 2022; June 7-8, 2022, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian consecutive & simultaneous interpretation; subject: journalism, broadcasting
Regional Workshop for South Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Caucasus; May 17-18, 2022, Tirana, Albania
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: arms control, data systems, governance
Emergency medical team training; several, 2022, online
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: medicine, logistics
webinars and online workshops on education, data, and capacity building; numerous, 2022, online
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: education, policy
EU Arms Trade Treaty Outreach Project II Final Conference; Dec. 14-15, 2021, online
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: arms control, law enforcement
Missing Education Data Summit; Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, 2021, online
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: education, policy
Education, Policy, and Innovation Conference; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2021, online
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: education, policy, COVID-19
Eastern European Digital Symposium on Nonviolent Civil Resistance; Oct. 5-6, 2021, online
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: activism
2020
Adami Talks; several, 2020, online
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: journalism, broadcasting
Covid-19 - Local Challenges from a Changing Reality; Nov. 12, 2020, online
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: COVID-19
Workshop for Journalists: Environment, Climate, and Sustainable Energy in the South Caucasus; Feb. 25-26, 2020, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: energy, environment
Aarhus Convention follow-up meeting for women working on environmental issues in the Transcaucasus Region and Central Asia; Feb. 4, 2020, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian consecutive interpretation; subject: environment, activism, gender issues
Second expert meeting on using gender analysis of STEPS data to strengthen the NCD response; Jan. 29, 2020, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: healthcare, policy, gender issues
2019
Good Governance Forum 2019: Exploring Innovative Approaches for Combating Corruption; Nov. 29-30, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: governance, corruption
Eurasian Harm Reduction Association Annual Steering Committee and Advisory Board Meeting; Nov. 26-28, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: policy, organizational development
Crisis Management Consular Training; Oct. 30-31, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Ukrainian simultaneous interpretation; subject: management
CEE Roundtable: Social Changes Through Active Trade Union Engagement in European/international policies; Oct. 28-29, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: trade unions, education
"Better Together" Conference of SPAR and Nash Kray Supermarket Franchise Partners; Sept. 9, 2019, Batumi, Georgia
English / Ukrainian / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: business development
EU Outreach Project on the Promotion of Effective Arms Export Controls: Study Visit to Georgia; June 18-19, 2019, Batumi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: arms control, law enforcement
Justice Sector Training, Research and Coordination Symposium (JUSTRAC): Promoting the Rule of Law in the Post-Soviet Region through State and Non-State Collaboration; June 12-14, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: governance
Parliamentary Oversight: the Power to Hold to Account; June 7, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: governance
EU Arms Trade Treaty Outreach Project II: Second Sub-regional Workshop for Armenia, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine; May 23, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: arms control, law enforcement
Workshop on changes, new requirements and the implementation of the new version of EN ISO/IEC 17025: 2017; May 21-22, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: water resource management
Conference on the implementation of community sanctions and measures in Eurasia; May 15-17, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: law enforcement
Meeting of the Central Asia-Afghanistan Expert Level Working Group on SPS Measures; May 14, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: agricultural policy
Values in Public Service and Ethics; May 8, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: civil service
8th Annual Women in Policing; April 15-18, 2019, Budapest, Hungary
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: law enforcement
Third Caucasus Dairy Congress; March 14, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: agriculture, animal husbandry
Fruits and Berries of Georgia: Efficiency of Production and Marketing; March 12, 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: agrotechnology
2018
10th Annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF); Dec. 10-12, 2018, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: governance, democratic processes
Knowledge and Innovation Hub on the Enabling Ecosystem for Incorporating Private Sector in Dual-Oriented Technical Vocational Education and Training; Dec. 3-4, 2018, Lopota, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: education
UNHCR Regional Representation in the South Caucasus Regional All-Staff Retreat; Sept. 21-22, 2018, Kobuleti, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: administration, governance
12th International Caucasian Congress on Plastic Surgery and Dermatology; July 6-8, 2018, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: medicine
Devco Women2030 Project: Media Trainings and Toolkit; June 10-12, 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian consecutive & simultaneous interpretation; subject: media, Internet
Meetings with business partners and investors; multiple dates, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian consecutive & simultaneous interpretation; subject: geology, business, finance
Fifth Meeting of the Eastern Partnership's Panel of Statistics on R&D, ICT, and Innovation Statistics; May 22-23, 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: statistics
Conference of Signatory Countries of the Memorandum of Judicial Associations: Performance Evaluation of Judges, Mediation and Juvenal Justice; April 28-29, 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: law, governance
Tbilisi Local Economic Development Forum; Dec. 7-8, 2016, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: economics, infrastructure
3 Lines of Defense Forum; Sept. 29-30, 2016, Batumi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: banking
Legal Aspects of Philanthropic Activities workshop; May 23-26, 2016, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian consecutive & simultaneous interpretation; subject: law
First meeting of psychology and psychiatry specialists from Tbilisi and Sukhumi working with children witnesses of violence, including domestic violence; May 17-18, 2016, Budapest, Hungary
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: health, governance
2015
Improving international cooperation on cybercrime in the Eastern Partnership region; Dec. 14-16, 2015, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: IT, governance
Agricultural potential and food security in Central Asia in the light of climate change; Nov. 11, 2015, Izmir, Turkey
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: agriculture, geography
Prague Process Targeted Initiative Workshop II: Pilot Project 5 on Illegal Migration; June 10-11, 2015, Tbilisi, Georgia
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: law, governance
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: human rights
2014
Meeting of HR defenders institutions and civil society representatives from Tbilisi and Sukhumi; Nov. 12-14, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: civil society, human rights
Confidence Building Programme Heritage Experts Meeting; Oct. 21-23, 2014, Republic of Macedonia
English / Russian consecutive & simultaneous interpretation; subject: architecture, culture
"Notariat at the Service of Modern Society" International Conference; Sept. 12-13, 2014, Tbilisi, GeorgiaEnglish / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: law
2002-2013
English / Russian simultaneous interpretation; subject: telecommunications, governance
Meetings with investors; Dec. 3-7, 2012, New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, USA
English / Russian consecutive interpretation; subject: agriculture, finance
Fixing and interpreting for River Monsters TV show crew; Sept.-Oct. 2012 (16 days), Somin, Chernobyl, and Kiev, UkraineEnglish / Russian / Ukrainian consecutive interpretation; subject: fishing, interviewing
On-the-job halon equipment training, business discussions, and government meetings; Oct. 2004 (10 days), Kiev and Lugansk, Ukraine
English / Russian consecutive & simultaneous interpretation; subject: technical equipment, general business
English / Russian consecutive interpretation; subject: international relations
Fun fact. I interpreted for the first time from English into Russian in 1997 at the tender age of 19. At this point I had been learning Russian for only 10 months. Over the next year and a half I would be asked to do whispered interpretation in a church setting about once a month. Thanks to this regular practice with a predictable subject matter, I was able to gain the foundational skills of listening and speaking simultaneously and of rephrasing rather than translating word-for-word.
